Window-fixture.



No. 807,108. PATENTED DEC. 12, 1905. W. S. COOPER.

WINDOW FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.19,1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WINFIELD S. COOPER, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOHN F. PIFER, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

Application filed August 19, 1905- Serial No. 7 ,929-

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. COOPER, I a citizen of the United Statesof America, re-- siding at Braddock, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Window-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwindow-fixtures; and the invention has for its object to provide a novelform of fixture capable of adjustably supporting a curtain-pole, alsofor supporting a curtain-shade roller.

My invention aims to provide positive, reliable, and available means forsupporting a curtain-pole upon a window-frame, and in this connection Ihave constructed my improved fixture whereby it can be. adjusted todifferent sizes of window-frames. To this end I have devised twobrackets which are stamped or sheared from metal and bent to conform tothe desired shapes. These brackets are adjustably connected together,and in the formation of the brackets I have also provided auxiliarybrackets for supporting the ends of the curtain-shade roller.

The above construction will be hereinafter more fully described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this applicati0n,-like numeralsof reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,in which' Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved fixture. Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view of the same. piece of metal, illustratingin dotted lines the brackets which are stamped or sheared from the blankand bent to the desired shape. ';To put my invention into practice, Iemploy two strips of metal 1 1 of a length corresponding to the width ofa conventional form of window-frame. The ends of these strips of metalare provided with depend ing portions 2 2, while the top edges of thestrips are provided with upwardly-extending pierced lugs 3 3, by whichthe fixture is secured to a window-frame. Between the lugs 3 3 I havemounted a channel-shaped bar 4, which embraces the ends of the strips1 1. The ends of the strips are provided with setscrews 5 5 of anordinary form, these set- Fig. 3 is a plan of a blank screws beingadjusted to screw the strips 1 1 in the channel-bar 4 at any position atwhich they may be placed.

Riveted to the outer ends of the strips 1 1 are brackets 6 6, and asthese brackets are identical in construction I deem it necessary todescribe only one of the said brackets. In Fig. 3 of the drawings Ihave'illustrated a blank piece of metal 7, which is sheared or cut away,as indicated in dotted lines on this figure, to form the bracket 6, thesheared or cut materialbeingbent outwardly at right angles to the'pieceof metal 7, as clearly illustratedin Fig. 1 of the drawings. The bracketform consists of a horizontal portion 8 having a slot 9 formed therein,an angularly-disposed supporting-piece 10, and an auxiliary slot-bracket11. The end of the bracket is bent, as at 12, and pierced, as at 14, toreceive a rod 15, the rear end of which is provided with a swiveledeyelet 16, adapted to protrude through the slot 9 of the horizontalportion of the bracket 6. This eyelet is rotated to lock the rod 15 toany position to which it may be adjusted, the outer end of the rod 15forming-a hook, as at 17, and may be provided with a suitableornamentation 18, such as a rosette. The bracket carried by the oppositeend of the fixture is identical With the bracket just described, withthe exception that the auxiliary bracket 11 is pierced, as at 19,instead of being slotted, these auxiliary brackets being constructed tosupport a conventional form of curtainshade roller, while the outer endsof the rods 15 15 are adapted to support the ordinary type ofcurtain-pole generally used.

It will be. observed by the construction of my improved fixture that thecurtain-pole supports, as well as the curtain-shade supports, can beeasily and quickly adjusted to accommodate different lengths of polesand rollers, and while I have herein described the fixture as beingpreferably made of metal it is obvious that other materials can beconveniently used.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the construction,operation, and merits of my improved window-fixture will be apparentwithout further description, it being obvious that various changes maybe made in the minor details of construction without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A window-fixture of the character described comprising strips ofmetal, a channelbar connecting said strips, a piece of metal carried bythe outer end of each of said strips, slotted brackets carried by saidpieces of metal, said brackets having inwardly-bent pierced ends,hookshaped rods passing through said pierced ends and slidably connectedto said brackets, means to lock said rods in engagement with saidbrackets, means a to lock said strips of metal in said channelbar, andmeans to support a curtain-shade roller between said brackets;substantially as described.

2. A window-fixture of the character described, comprising strips ofmetal, a channelin the presence of two witnesses.

WINFIELD S. COOPER.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. PIFER, K. H. BUTLER.

